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Learn for a Lifetime

Friends Upper School has been described as a “community of do-ers,” where students learn for a lifetime. Intellectual curiosity, academic rigor, and the celebration of pure ideas combine to produce stunning results. Here, students are encouraged to put their hopes and ideals into action, to reach their potential, and “let their lives speak.”

A measure of academic excellence

In addition to their course work, Friends School students achieve high levels of academic success and recognition on the SATs, in the National Merit Scholarship competition, and on Advanced Placement tests.

Friends School students’ average SAT scores over the past several years have been 1280 on the 1600 point scale. The average score for the Friends class of 2010 was 1930 on the 2400 point scale. Each year, approximately 15% of Friends School seniors are recognized for outstanding achievement in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Of the approximately 64 students who take AP exams each year, an average of 85% score a 3 or higher. The areas tested have included Biology, Calculus, Computer Science, Economics, English, French, Music Theory, Physics, Spanish, and U.S. History.

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On Peace

“Meeting for Worship reminds students of the Quaker values that the school is founded upon. It is a time when a person can truly find peace within him or herself and forget about anything outside of the room for half an hour. Students are given this time to reflect and think about issues, their lives, or anything else that may seem important to reflect in silence.”

Doug Miller '08